FF DOWN: FL, Fire Copters Crash, Maydays in VA & Calif, ‘No End In Sight’ Spokane Fires Take 600 Structures (The Secret List)

A Firefighter in Sarasota County (FL) was at the scene of a working dwelling fire yesterday (Sunday) and went down from a critical, life threatening medical emergency. Immediate actions by the crews reportedly saved the Firefighters life, he was was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital and is currently in stable condition. He is awake, talking, and responding well to the excellent care he is receiving. KTIYPs.

Firefighters from Arlington and neighboring jurisdictions worked a multiple alarm house fire in the Country Club Hills neighborhood Sunday afternoon. Around the time of the third alarm, a mayday was declared for an injured Firefighter with a reported fracture from an interior fall. The member was quickly removed from the house, treated and transported. KTIYPs.

Units with the San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department (Bay area) were dispatched to a fire around 1430 hours Sunday. While operating there was a mayday, from a Firefighter who fell from the roof area to a balcony below. Three Firefighters suffered NLT injuries as one suffered burns and two experienced smoke inhalation, with two of those Firefighters being transported to a local hospital for treatment. The fire went to at least 6 alarms.

The bodies of the pilots whose helicopter exploded and crashed during a firefighting mission in Greece on Sunday, after it appeared to be hit by another helicopter, have been recovered. The crew of the helicopter that did not crash survived, though a co-pilot was injured. The two helicopters collided while fighting a fire west of Athens. Our condolences to all those affected. Rest In Peace.

Wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures. The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second largest city, burned about 8.2 square miles (about 21 square kilometers) over the weekend and were among dozens of wildfires across the Western U.S. that stretched the ability of federal, state and local agencies to fight them. No one hurt or unaccounted for so far.

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BillyG
The Secret List 8/3/2026-0800 Hours